Having boarded our cruise ship in Athens and settled into our balcony stateroom we had a little time before setting sail to acquaint ourselves with the port of Piraeus – the largest passenger port in Europe and the second largest in the world overall.
Having set sail into the gloaming as we dined we slept to the gentle swell of the Mediterranean. We awoke the next morning to find ourselves docking at the first port of call on our whistle stop tour of the Aegean – Mykonos.
The island and harbour town of Mykonos are both very pretty – the town centre comprising many small twisty lanes full of fascinating emporia dealing in all manner of artistic and decorative artifacts… mostly aimed at the visitors from abroad to be sure, but none the less appealing for all that.
This chap was gutting the day’s catch – to the enormous delight of the seagulls. Best restaurant in town – and the views…!
No visit to Mykonos would be complete without taking the short boat ride to the neighbouring sacred isle of Delos. The island is now completely uninhabited save for the archeologists who perpetually work on the ruins of the various civilisations that formerly occupied this holy sanctuary.
The pathways through the ruins were narrow and there were many tourist groups fighting for space on the day of our visit. Here are our tour guides running to the entrance to be first in the queue to pick up group tickets, before the rest of us have even left the boats.
I got a few photos but with the crowding it was difficult to get good shots. There were many opportunities to come later on the trip for better images of antiquity.
These guys had the best idea!
After a busy day the balmy evening in Mykonos was quiet and relaxing.
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